Young Ravens’ wave heading to 4A state

Freshmen direct Auburn Riverside to fourth-place finish at district

Behind the power of their freshmen phenoms, the Auburn Riverside girls finished fourth at the West Central District championships at the Curtis Aquatic Center in University Place last Saturday.

The Ravens compiled 170 points. Curtis ran off with the team title.

Top finishers and fast-time qualifiers advanced to the 4A state swim and dive meet at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way on Nov. 9-10.

The freshmen foursome of Ashley Ray, Peyton Fulmer, Kaelie Allan and Zoe Harris advanced to state with a fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1 minute, 43.03 seconds). Junior Kyra Brandt joined Fulmer, Ray and Harris, the anchor, to finish third in the 200 medley relay (1:53.10).

Ray and Harris advanced to state with a fourth (25.09) and fifth place (25.17), respectively, in the 50 freestle. Ray added a fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.24), Harris posted a sixth in 100 freestyle (55.21), Fulmer finished sixth in the 100 backstroke (1:00.97) and Allan was eighth in the 500 freestyle (5:27.76).

For Auburn Mountainview, junior Jade Le delivered a pair of sixth-place finishes in the 200 freestlye (2:00.04) and 100 butterfly (59.90).

Auburn senior Camryn Tongue was eighth in the 1-meter diving finals with a score of 267.70.